I remember seeing "The Secret" discussed on Oprah in 2006. That show propelled The Secret to an amazing level of acceptance and practice.

The Secret has transformed millions of lives globally.

If you have read the book or watched The Secret DVD you know that "the secret" is just another word for the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction is a powerful law that allows everyone to be anything, do anything or have anything they want.

After reading the book (it’s available on Kindle now too) and watching the movie several times, I have tried to be committed to practicing strategies for financial freedom, better relationships and health.

I’ve experienced positive results numerous times but I’ve always felt something was missing. As if there were pieces of the puzzle that weren’t quite fitting together.

Let’s face it: Success is what each one of us wants to achieve. Our parents and teachers and the media will tell us that hard work will get us there. Unfortunately most people will only realize at the end of life that this is simply not true.

Why is it that 1% of all people account for 95% of all wealth? Why is it that some people seem to somehow attract the right partner with little effort or searching? Why do some people get that promotion at work leaving you scratching your head wondering “HOW did THAT happen?” Why do some attract the best opportunities while others seem to attract misfortune while spinning their wheels on a short road leading nowhere?

In my quest for knowledge, I discovered, the Law of Attraction was actually a small fraction, a single law, in a collection of 11 Universal Laws.

Bob Proctor, knew there were missing laws, collected them, and created a powerful course called "The 11 Forgotten Laws".

THE 11 UNIVERSAL LAWS ARE:

THE LAW OF THINKING

This law relates to your power of thought. Every single thing that you use started as a thought in the mind. What this law teaches is that you must start to form a clear picture in your mind of the things you want.

THE LAW OF ATTRACTION

The law that requires the least amount of explaining of any of the 11 laws. Law of Attraction is the idea that whatever you pay attention to or focus on is precisely what you attract.

THE LAW OF SUPPLY

This law teaches us that there actually is an abundant supply of whatever it is we need or want. Regardless of how bad the news tells you everything is, there really is plenty of everything to go around.

THE LAW OF RECEIVING

The law of receiving prepares you to receive all of the things that you want. Regardless of how hard you try to succeed, if you’re not ready to receive it, you won’t receive anything.

THE LAW OF INCREASE

The law of increase focuses on the ability you have to grow. Every aspect of your life can get better you just need to grow with and toward it.

THE LAW OF COMPENSATION

The law of compensation refers back the old philosophy of “you get out what you put in” or you reap what you sow. Don’t expect to succeed if you don’t put for the effort.

THE LAW OF NON-RESISTANCE

This law is one of the most overlooked yet most powerful. Whatever you resist persists. This means that the things that you hate grow stronger in your life. This law teaches to simply ignore the things you don’t like. (my most challenging)

THE LAW OF FORGIVENESS

The law of forgiveness teaches you how to fully release painful things from the past. If you’re constantly rehashing everything from your past, you’ll be challenged in your effort to move forward.

THE LAW OF SACRIFICE

The law of sacrifice teaches that in order to gain something you must choose. You aren’t necessarily losing something to get something, but you are giving of yourself to improve your circumstances.

THE LAW OF OBEDIENCE

This law teaches that the laws will work with you if you obey them. If you live an undisciplined life, you probably won’t succeed.

THE LAW OF SUCCESS

This is a combination of all of the previous laws. The law of success teaches you that you can succeed. Anyone from any background can succeed, regardless of how bad your life has been, there is still so much good you can do in the world, for those around you and for yourself.

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On May 16, 2008 I placed my order for ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income. A week later my book arrived. Due to it being the end of the school year and with everyday family chaos ensuing, I placed the book on my nightstand with the promise I would read it eventually.

June 4th was the morning my world came to a screeching halt. We’d had several days of steady, non-stop and, at times, heavy rains here in Indiana. That morning I woke to over three feet of water in my finished basement. When I opened the basement door and saw the water pouring in around the windows and down the walls, there was little else we could do besides close the door and let Mother Nature have her say.

Without Internet, there wasn’t much I could do besides grab a good book and read. The book I chose was Problogger Book.

I’ve followed the success of Chris Garrett and Darren Rowse since their very early days. It was nice to read a book that was written by two people I felt I had such a connection with. Authors I’d also grown to know as friends.

It had become obvious, the aftermath of this 30-year-flood was going to be financially  devastating at best. I was at such a loss for what I was going to do, how my family would recover, but for a few hours I wasn’t going to think about that – I was going to read. I was going to read and enjoy the success of my friends and feast on something positive in the wake of my worst nightmare that was obviously brewing the level beneath me.

As I began to read, I realized I was going to need a highlighter for this experience. While I’ve been blogging almost as long as the two writers, they had learned and experienced far more on the topic of blogging than I had ever dreamed of.

The more I read, the more I felt I was being pulled into some divine plan that was showing me the answer to my haunting question – “How will we ever recover from this horrible flood?”

As I read about selling blogs, I realized I was sitting on some fairly nice, prime online real estate and I was going to take a shot at selling one of them. I followed the plan as described by Darren and Chris and composed the perfect pitch. Once I was comfortable with the wording and presentation, I emailed the proposal to seven people/companies who would likely have interest in my particular niche. With a quick prayer and a click of my mouse, the wish was released and the waiting began.

Within 2 days the first bid came in at $75,000 and by the end of the week, I agreed to accept a bid of $95,000. June 14th I signed my letter of intent to sell and the rest is history.

My answer had come – I would survive – I would recover and my life and that of my family would change in such an amazing way.

Once I recovered from the flood  and her $20,000 plus reign of terror – the remainder of my funds were tucked away. I established an LLC and am just about to launch two new businesses that will employ relatives who need the work and will love and nurture the investment as I would.

More on those businesses later – but I will say one is so unique and landmark that finally, rather than being the person who sits back and says “why didn’t I think of that?” I can say “I actually thought of that!”

Call it Law of Attraction – Power of Positive Thinking – A Divine Plan or the Power of Prayer, but whatever you choose to call it, I believe my prayers have been answered and I’m achieving a level of success I never dreamed of.

I’m very blessed to have friends like Darren and Chris enter my life to become tools to get me to where I needed to be. The right place at the right time and with the perfect storm, literally.

In a single year, I sold a website, recovered from the worst Midwest flood in 30 years, launched two new businesses, hired 5 relatives I’ve dreamed and prayed I’d be able to help someday, will have bought and moved into a new home I can CALL MY OWN and paid off all my debt. I now know firsthand what financial freedom really is.

I can’t tell you enough, buy the book, buy an extra copy because you will want to give one away someday. Read it, learn it, live it! It works – and when combined with watching The Secret and using both in combination – I don’t think it gets any better.

Buy The Secret and/or The Problogger Book on Amazon

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